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Becky Williams is a Union activist and the current president of SEIU District 1199, which represents more than 35,000 health care, social service and public sector workers across Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Williams is the first woman president of SEIU District 1199. ==Early Life and Union Career== Williams is originally from Canton, Ohio. She ascribes her interest in union activity to her family’s history, saying “I will never forget what life was like as a working mother of four without the protection of a union.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archives.huntingtonnews.net/state/080819-staff-stateseiupresident.html )〕 In 1991 after organizing her fellow co-workers to join the union, she became an official member of SEIU District 1199. The following year, she started as a union organizer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archives.huntingtonnews.net/state/080819-staff-stateseiupresident.html )〕 In addition to being the first woman president of SEIU District 1199, she is also the only District 1199 president who has worked her way up from union member to president.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://seiu1199.org/union-leadership.php )〕 In 2008, Williams was elected to serve as President of District 1199. In addition, ten newly elected officers were also sworn in at this time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archives.huntingtonnews.net/state/080819-staff-stateseiupresident.html )〕 As president, Williams used her political influence to encourage the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2009. She was criticized for this by Rush Limbaugh, who called her a “union thug.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://wn.com/Rush_Limbaugh_attacks_SEIU_District_1199_President_Becky_Williams )〕 In 2010, Williams and the union promoted the "Skip A Space" campaign, opposing the re-election of Democratic congressman Zack Space, who had voted against the PPACA. Space was defeated by Republican Bob Gibbs.〔("Representative to Congress: November 2, 2010". ) (Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State. ) Retrieved 2012-03-06.〕 In 2011, the Ohio Legislature passed Senate Bill 5, a controversial law limiting collective bargaining agreements for public sector employees. Williams was a leading voice in speaking out against the issue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQENS1D-ID4 )〕 This bill was defeated in a referendum on the November 2011 ballot by a 22-point margin.〔Russo, John. ("How Obama Can Win Ohio Again". ) ''(New York Times. )'' 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2012-08-08.〕 Williams was elected Vice President of SEIU International in February 2012. This will allow Williams to “expand the voice of the local,” at the national level. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Becky Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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